mehh.. *floppy hand*

Rating: 6/10 (19 September 2007)

The Island is Set in the not too distant future, it takes us to a time when humanity is on the edge of extinction after an event called The Contamination killed off most, if not all life on the planet. The movie focuses on two survivors of The Contamination named Lincoln Six Echo played by Ewan McGregor and Jordan Two Delta played by Scarlett Johansson who live in a facility that houses survivors of The Contamination until they win the 'lottery' and are taken to the last patch of uncontaminated land on Earth 'The Island'.
The movie has some great action shots with high speed chases, blazing guns and people miraculously surviving 30 story drops without a scratch. I wouldn't recommend this movie to people who like realistic story lines and people blowing up stuff for no necessary reason. But if you like a good action film, this is one for you. Director Michael Bay (who is well known for his big action packed films such as The Rock, Pearl Harbour and Armageddon) really put an effort into the action scenes in this film.
I really don't think that Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson were the best pick as the leads in an action/science-fiction movie, but they did do good for what they were given to work off. We are more use to seeing Scarlett in Romance / drama films with great story lines and no action. And with a history like that I give her thumbs up for the effort. But Ewan is more used to these types of film. For example Star Wars, Stormbreaker and Black Hawk Down so I was quite disappointed with his effort in the movie.
Overall it was entertaining but just another wild-adventure action movie that's okay but nothing super. Three stars out of five from me.